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Matthew 16:13-20 New Living Translation
Peter’s Declaration about Jesus
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
14 “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”
15 Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being. 18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”
20 Then he sternly warned the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
Could I suggest to you that the reason why Jesus forbade his disciples to reveal what He was revealing at that very meeting was because he did not want the crowds to act as we have witnessed over the Inauguration of this newest Pope.
And I don't necessarily condemn the Pope for the circus which has followed by mere men pleasers of the "Catholic Faith."
My question, however, for all of these hand or Ring kissers, is where was your respect and honor for Jesus during these hours and hours of ceremonies?
Jesus has not died, other than in many of your minds, I perceive?
He is alive and He remains the "Head of the Church."
I tried to write about this yesterday, but it is a difficult subject to breach.
You see, the Catholics are very strict in their beliefs many are religionists who would gladly have me to be martyred for those things which may have challenged those long held Catholic beliefs.
And of course, there were others who thought that I was insulting the Pope, and considered it, as serious as blaspheming God.
Well, such was not the case, although I might have made a little light concerning the practices of the Catholic Church and how they honor the “head of their Church,” nonetheless, I still hold Jesus up to be the head of the Church.
You see, Jesus is still alive today, as much so as He was when He walked the Earth over two thousand years ago.
What Jesus did was that he turned the management of the “Church,” over to individuals such as me.
Can you understand this?
In essence, what Jesus did was he stated that I am going to go away for a season to be with my Father and your Father. However, until then John, and whoever else is “Born Again,” into the family of God; it will now be your responsibility to manage my church.
“In fact, I am going to give you guys so much “Power,” that I will consider, “Whatsoever you bind under my name, I will consider it so bound in heaven, and then whatsoever you loose on the Earth, I will consider it loosed in heaven.”
Well, let me put it another way, Jesus says, “Whatever my Church allows on the Earth, I am going to allow it to be so in heaven until the day that I come to judge the Earth and all men. Then likewise, whatever you forbid on Earth I am going to back you with the Power of heaven because if you forbid sin in my church, then you are fighting for my cause, and I will be behind you or be backing you in “Spiritual Power.”
Therefore, you can travel anywhere on Earth today and find Idolatry in the church. You can travel the world and enter into churches which proclaim they are Christian and yet they promote alternative lifestyles.
You can walk in a church today and the people are taught principles of Greed and Covetousness, and all manner of evil, yet they will swear that every teaching is and was commissioned from God Himself when he walked the Earth.
Not so, there are so many things and practices written about in the Bible where you know that you don’t have to be a rocket scientist in order to understand that these practices are not pleasing to God and have no place in His church.
And although, I am sure that I upset a lot of people by pointing out the fact that today in the Catholic Church there is much worship of man, they are no different than an American church where they have preached these false narratives concerning “Prosperity,” that it is the will of God for every man and woman to become a billionaire.
So, what I am trying to point out is the fact that when Jesus passed to his disciples the authority of the church, it was so that someone such as myself can point out the errors of the Church and then be able to lead them to “The Word of God,” which forbids those practices.
But, do you see, this was the reason why almost every individual which received that power and took it to heart, knowing full well that their authority was backed by a God who is sitting at the right hand of God the Father, was martyred in the Early Church.
In other words, the Church is not defined by a building or a city of religious tokens and symbolisms, neither is it defined by a million “yes men,” followers, which by their aesthetic nature spell out “Christianity,” but it is defined by a “spiritual,” Born Again, army of disciples and followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, and who keep his word and teaching, no matter the cost.
In other words, you might say that the church is not tangible on this Earth but is tangible in heaven. You see, when you are “born again,” into the family of God, your roots now are in heaven and should not be associated with this world’s system. The following is from the apostle John’s first letter to the churches around Ephesus.
1 John 2:14-18 New Living Translation
14 I have written to you who are God’s children
because you know the Father.
I have written to you who are mature in the faith
because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning.
I have written to you who are young in the faith
because you are strong.
God’s word lives in your hearts,
and you have won your battle with the evil one.
Do Not Love This World
15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. 16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. 17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
Warning about Antichrists
18 Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come.
Taken from “Google:”
AI Overview
The Apostle John's three letters were written to churches in Asia Minor, specifically around Ephesus, and to a specific individual named Gaius. These letters were likely written between 86 and 88 AD.
Elaboration:
John's letters were intended for Christian communities in the Roman province of Asia Minor, with Ephesus being a central location and the presumed place where John was writing from.
3 John is specifically addressed to Gaius, a leader or member of a house church, highlighting a personal connection within the broader Christian community.
The letters were written to encourage believers, warn against false teachings (like gnosticism), and emphasize the importance of living in accordance with Christian principles, particularly love and obedience.
While the letters are distinct from the Book of Revelation, John's writing in Asia Minor, including Ephesus, is connected to the region where the Revelation was also directed to the churches in the region.
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Hey, if I thought that I was in trouble before, after I post these latest ideas, I am going to really be in "Hot Water," with my good Catholic Friends.
Nevertheless, I have to obey God:
After asking "Google," whether God would allow scripture to be stated in such a way where it could be taken wrong, I got this following answer:
Following taken from "Google, AI."
AI Overview
The idea that God intentionally makes his word difficult to understand to prevent universal belief is not explicitly stated in the scriptures. However, some scriptures allude to the idea that God may veil certain truths from some people to prevent them from rejecting His message outright.
Examples:
Explanation:
If I am not mistaken there is also a scripture where Jesus confronted a Pharisee and told him right to his face, that God's word was written for the sake of not everyone believing.
I think that he was quoting from Isaiah 6:9-10.
Nevertheless, please consider this dialog with his disciples:
Matthew 13:10 NLT-----His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”
11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not. 12 To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them. 13 That is why I use these parables,
For they look, but they don’t really see.
They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.
14 This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says,
‘When you hear what I say,
you will not understand.
When you see what I do,
you will not comprehend.
15 For the hearts of these people are hardened,
and their ears cannot hear,
and they have closed their eyes—
so their eyes cannot see,
and their ears cannot hear,
and their hearts cannot understand,
and they cannot turn to me
and let me heal them.’
So, do you understand what the Lord is telling His disciples?
He is saying, "I don't want a church filled with men pleasers who have only accepted my Lordship, because they were instructed by other men.
No, I want individuals who have settled the question in their hearts, that I am the Christ, the Son of the Living God, who is for them, not because they please men, but because they wish to please my Father who is in heaven.
Therefore, I would never want to suggest that the Lord purposely repeated Peter's name, which means "Rock," for the purpose of righteously detouring any of those who were to come later and just have in their hearts a desire to follow MAN.
Therefore, the Lord continued the conversation started and ending with his disciples that upon this "Revelation," revealed to you not by man, but by my Father, I am going to build MY CHURCH.
Well, my goodness, what a unique concept, Jesus "maybe," he could have really been saying, "Upon this REVELATION, that I am the Christ, the Son of the Living God, as revealed from a Father who sits in the heavens, I am going to build MY CHURCH."
"Well, well, well, what, what, does that mean we have to update the "third grade," cataclysmal curriculum?"
I am sorry, but those lessons are written in stone.
Why, they were published way back in the first century if I am not mistaken by the apostle John himself on the isle of Patmos.
Isn't that right, your excellency, Lord Bishop of the farthest parts of that small country in Europe which we can never remember its name right?
"Why, Yes, Father Arch Bishop Mcgooglehama, that is what I have been told."
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